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3 MIKKO HEINIÖ S MUSIC vitality, positive energy and rhythmic drive An element of the unexpected, and a physical sense of rhythm are fundamental features of the music of Mikko Heiniö, as are the playful and absurd, the gleeful feet-off-theground feeling. In composing his music, he wishes to emulate the way in which Federico Fellini the film director and Antoni Gaudí the architect approached their art. Their work has tremendous humanity, fantasy, humour and playfulness. I couldn t work with a frown any more than they could. Mikko Heiniö (b. 1948) has been a freelance composer since vacating the chair in musicology at the University of Turku a few years ago. As a researcher he is aware of the different types of music abroad in the world, and his widespread interest can be detected in his compositions on the topic of the human race and culture. He does not engage in playful irony with stylistic borrowings or dismiss them as seen them all. Instead, he cultivates an exultant but carefully-contrived brand of hybridism, vitality, positive energy and rhythmic drive. I have a strong liking for characterised rhythm rooted in the spine and the pelvis. Rather than the mathematical abstraction of serial music, I must have a physical sense of rhythm. Heiniö wrote his first opera, The Knight and the Dragon (Riddaren och draken, ) for performance in a multi-dimensional, echoing church. Though by nature a static mystery play, it has an intensive pulse that generates a strong experience of spirituality. Then came The Hour of the Serpent (Käärmeen hetki, ), a character drama for a conventional opera stage. His third opera is about King Eric XIV of Sweden and Karin Månsdotter. His symphonies so far number two. Possible Worlds (1987) in postmodern style is marked by pluralism, reflection on tradition, borrowings and stylistic adaptations. The music is a combination of the unexpected and the inevitable, leading the listener ever onwards to a new experience. The result is a unique story that spirals back to its point of departure. Mikko Heiniö 1

4 The second symphony, Songs of Night and Love (Yön ja rakkauden lauluja, 1997) has a baritone soloist. Heiniö describes it as a symphony with a programme that is sung. The orchestra has plenty of independent things to say, and the baritone is only one voice among many. The work covers a broad span, from the nocturnal world of longing to the ecstaticrhythm procession music of the finale. Tendency towards rhythmic drive Heiniö was using ethnic influences to give his works extra life before there was ever any talk of world music. I don t know how it originally came about. At school, I played rhythm music in a rock band. My teacher during my year in Berlin in 1975 was Witold Szalonek, who was interested in ethnic cultures. I chose my records and concerts on two grounds: ethnic and contemporary. The rhythm emanating from the pelvis really goes to town in On the Rocks (1998) for orchestra. The orchestral song cycle Vuelo de alambre (1983) is based on poems by anonymous Chilean prisoners. Despite their grim background, the texts also express memories and longing. The hidden melodies of the Andies, the marching songs and Latin-American rhythms sometimes find themselves on a collision course, but the emergent eloquence finally radiates sympathy, tenderness and optimism. I have a tendency towards rhythms of African origin, even if they have travelled via South America and the Caribbean. But I avoid stuck-on effects, because they lead to postcard folklorism. I examine the deep structures from a European, analytical perspective to see what I can build on them. Pentatonicism, for example, has somehow to be chromaticised, and the overall sound ends up as European. Vuelo de alambre uses a 12-note row from which two pentatonic scales gradually become distinguishable as the work proceeds. Expressive chromaticism and folk music overlap, join and part. Heiniö liberally bends types of music with a strong rhythm to suit his purpose: tango, boogie, rhythm & blues and jazz. The time he spent in Benin in West Africa is reflected in the part for five percussionists in his piano concerto Khora. 2 Mikko Heiniö

5 Hybrids and singability In composing his music, Heiniö wishes to emulate the way in which Federico Fellini the film director and Antoni Gaudí the architect approached their art. Their work has tremendous humanity, fantasy, humour and playfulness. I couldn t work with a frown any more than they could. Hybrids unexpected and often crossover formats are a fundamental feature of Heiniö the composer. The sixth piano concerto, Hermes (1994), and the seventh, Khora (2001), are both dance works although they can also be performed as concert versions. In the sixth the solo piano is offset by a string orchestra and soprano, in the seventh by five percussionists. Envelope (2002) for solo trumpet and orchestra was composed round the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, and to be performed without a break between the movements. The Haydn orchestra plays up on the platform, but the other instruments envelop the audience. The soloist moves from place to place. As a young man, Heiniö dreamt of a career as a writer and philologist but in the end chose music. In many of his songs and choral works he has subjected the linguistic parameters of his texts to almost systematic treatment. At one extreme are the works whose texts are broken down into their basic phonetic units devoid of any semantic content. Representing the other extreme are the vocal works in which the meaning is all-important. In Non-Stop (1995) for mixed choir the nonsense words provide flexible substance for timbres and rhythms lent impact by consonants. The rolling beat unfolds over a pliable harmonic background. The dialect of Western Finland also supplies colour and laid-back rhythms in the setting of poems by Heli Laaksonen in the five-movement Pikavuaro Turkku (Turku Express, 2001) for mixed choir. Heiniö gives the poems an airily tonal, folk song-like ambience overlaid with discreet layers of polyphonic rhythm. Wind Pictures (1991) for choir Mikko Heiniö 3

6 and orchestra is in one sense a Requiem for Hei niö s daughter, who died when still very young, but it also expands into a broad wind metaphor the harmony of which is fecundated by a 10-note chord discovered in some sketches by Skryabin. Also in the fourth movement, Tuuli Maria, is a Heiniö lullaby he sang to his daughter. Heiniö has admirably solved the problem of singability in modern music. In the Sextet (2000, for baritone and Schönbergian Pierrot ensemble ) there are no awkward interval jumps. Diatonic cells can be detected, and there are no bulky chromatic blocks in the melodic flow. Embraced in the light, bright sound of the seven-movement work is an awareness of disappointment wounded by love, detached and numb. The falsetto singing in the skittish scherzo creates some ironic, comic dimensions. Playfulness and drama in chamber music The musicians performing Heiniö s works are also offered a touch of physical drama, as in the Piano Quintet (1993), where they are expected to speak and hum text by Lewis Carroll. The resonances of the human body serve as a physical timbral extension that also has the ingredients for a hybrid. The playful and absurd, the gleeful feet-offthe-ground feeling are features of this composer. Wood is present in the piano quartet The Voice of the Tree (Puun ääni, 2006) inspired by the poetry of Eira Stenberg, in a very concrete manner; its feel is part of the physical aspect of the music. In addition to being played in the normal way, the strings are dampened, plucked, struck, tapped and rubbed to bring out the intrinsic sound of the wood, the soulfulness of which is far from mere dry woodworking. The string trio and piano together constitute a vision in which the listener may similarly detect the tree swaying in the wind, the movements of the branches and details of the foliage. Mikko Heiniö has long been a focal figure on the Finnish musical scene and continues to be so as Chairman of the Society of Finnish Composers and Vice-Chairman of Teosto, the Finnish Composers Copyright Society. He has been composer-in-residence of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra for more than a decade, and he was the author of the volume on contemporary music in the History of Finnish Music that won the nation s most prestigious prize for non-fiction, the Tieto-Finlandia. Jukka Isopuro Translation: Susan Sinisalo 4 Mikko Heiniö

7 CURRICULUM VITAE Mikko Heiniö (born on 18 May 1948) studied piano with Liisa Pohjola and composition with Joonas Kokkonen at the Sibelius Academy from 1971 to The two years were spent with the Polish teacher Witold Szalonek in Berlin. Heiniö also studied musicology at the University of Helsinki, finishing his doctoral thesis in 1984 and working as Professor of Musicology at the University of Turku from 1985 to Heiniö s repertoire contains over 80 works. The main pieces of his music are his orchestral works such as eight piano concertos, Vuelo de Alambre (cycle for voice and orchestra, 1983), two symphonies (Possible Worlds, 1987 and Songs of Night and Love, 1997), Wind Pictures for choir and orchestra (1991), On the Rocks (1998), trumpet concerto Envelope (2002) and Alla Madre for violin and orchestra (2006). Among his main chamber music works are Framtidens Skugga for soprano and brass band (1980), Piano Trio (1988), Piano Quintet (1993), Treno Della Notte (2000) and Café au Lait (2006). Of his choral works, one could mention Three Folk Songs (1977), Luceat (1992), Non-Stop (1995) and Pikavuaro Turkku (Turku Express, 2002). Especially in his piano concertos Heiniö has combined different musical genres and types of expression: his fourth piano concerto Genom Kvällen (Through the Evening, 1986) features a choir and a string orchestra with the soloist; in the sixth (Hermes, 1994) there is a soprano and a string orchestra as well, and his eight, Månkonsert (The Moon Concerto, 2008) introduces a mezzo-soprano and a large orchestra. Hermes and his seventh piano concerto Khora were planned together with choreographer Tiina Lindfors for the dance theatre ERI. Lindfors has also three other choreographies on her account made for Heiniö s music. In recent years, Heiniö has been gearing towards musical theatre. He composed a church opera, The Knight and the Dragon (Riddaren och Draken, 2000) for Turku Cathedral s 700th anniversary and Käärmeen hetki (The Hour of the Serpent, ), an opera premiered by the Finnish National Opera. His third opera about the Mikko Heiniö 5

8 6 Mikko Heiniö King Eric XIV of Sweden and his wife Karin Månsdotter was commissioned for Turku s year as European Capital of Culture in In addition to composing, Mikko Heiniö is one of Finland s leading musicologists. His doctoral dissertation entitled The idea of innovation and tradition (1984) dealt with the musical philosophy of contemporary Finnish composers. Articles by him on 20th century Finnish music, neoclassicism, dodecaphony, serialism and postmodernism are to be found in The History of Finnish Music (Volume 4, Contemporary Music). Heiniö has also had a number of articles published in the Finnish Music Quarterly. The total amount of his musicological articles reaches over two hundred overall. He has been granted a number of awards such as Tieto-Finlandia (1997) together with Erkki Salmenhaara and Fabian Dahlström, and Suomi-palkinto (the Finland Award, 2006) by the Cultural Ministry of Finland. Heiniö is a member of the Board of Teosto (the Finnish Composers Copyright Bureau) and Luses (the Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music). He has been the Chairman of the Society of Finnish Composers since He has also been elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in May 2004.

9 LIST OF WORKS Stage Works Hermes (Piano Concerto No. 6) (1994) Dance Pictures for Piano, Soprano and Strings See: Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra Khora (Piano Concerto No. 7) (2001) Dance Images for Piano and Five Percussionists See: Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra The Hour of the Serpent / Käärmeen hetki ( ) Opera in Two Acts Libretto by Juha Siltanen (in Finnish) 3 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 alto, 1 tenor, 1 baritone, 1 bass-baritone, 1 bass, mixed choir, orchestra: 3333/4331/13/1, piano, strings Duration: ca. 2 h 30 min Commissioned by the Finnish National Opera Fp: cond. Hannu Lintu, dir. Erik Söderblom, Finnish National Opera, September 15, 2006 The Knight and the Dragon / Riddaren och draken ( ) Church Opera Libretto by Bo Carpelan (in Swedish) 2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 alto, 1 tenor, 1 bass-baritone, 1 bass, 2 female choirs, 2 male choirs, orchestra: 2222/4331/13/0, organ, strings Intrada Act I Intermezzo Act II Coda Duration: ca. 1 h 15 min Commissioned by the City of Turku and its congregations, Turku University and Opera Society for the 700th anniversary of Turku Cathedral Fp: Turku City Orchestra, cond. Ulf Söderblom, Turku Cathedral, November 9, 2000 Appeal to the eye, the ear and the mind One of the most impressive operas written over the past few years The music depicting light, in particular, generates a sense of dazzling beauty A successful appeal to the eye, the ear and the mind. Helsingin Sanomat 2000 Ground-breaking modern opera An example of the most ambitious and most ground-breaking modern opera drama ever staged in Finland. Turun Sanomat 2006 Mikko Heiniö 7

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11 Works for Orchestra Concerto grosso (1975) string orchestra and harpsichord Duration: 21 Commissioned by the Oslo Kammerorkester Fp: Oslo Kammerorkester, cond. Ornulf Boye Hansen, Oslo, April 22, 1977 manuscript Tredicia (1976) 3333/4331/13/0, strings Duration: 13 Fp: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leif Segerstam, Helsinki, December 13, 1978 manuscript Concerto for Orchestra (1982) 3333/4331/13/1, piano, strings Duration: 28 Commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Fp: Turku PO, cond. Pertti Pekkanen, Turku, November 11, 1982 manuscript Drone (1982) (third movement of Concerto for Orchestra) Duration: 6 manuscript Possible Worlds (1987) A Symphony 3333/4331/13/1, piano, strings Duration: 34 Commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Fp: Turku PO, cond. Igor Bezrodnyi, Turku, December 10, 1987 Fp (with choreography): Dance Theatre ERI, Tiina Lindfors, choreography, Turku PO, cond. Hannu Lintu, Turku, September 16, 1999 Commissioned by the University of Turku for its 75th anniversary Fp: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Janne Haapanen, Turku, May 26, 1995 Minne (1996) string orchestra Duration: 18 Commissioned by the Korsholm Festival Fp: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond. Juha Kangas, Korsholm Music Festival, June 27, 1997 Symphony No. 2 Songs of Night and Love ( Yön ja rakkauden lauluja ) (1997) See: Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra On the Rocks (1998) 3333/4331/13, piano (doubling celesta), strings Duration: 13 Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fp: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sakari Oramo, Helsinki, November 13, 1998 Enjoyable opening number I didn t expect On the Rocks to be so fine, quite a masterpiece in fact. I enjoyed it purely as music, eagerly drinking in its gentle harmonies, its graceful melodies and magnificent timbres. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat 2004 Sonata da chiesa (2005) Four Serpent Scenes in the Old Testament brass, celesta and percussion (4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, celesta, timpani, 3 percussionists) 1. The Serpent in Eden (Käärme Paratiisissa) 2. Moses Turns the Staff into a Snake (Mooses muuttaa sauvan käärmeeksi) 3. The Bronze Snake (Pronssikäärme) 4. Leviathan (Leviatan) Duration: ca. 16 Commissioned by the Turku and Kaarina Parish Union Fp: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Markus Lehtinen, Katedraali soi! festival, Turku, February 9, 2006 Sensual timbres and swing! Heiniö has an ear for sensual timbres, but equally marked in this new work is his liking for rhythmic romping. For the second movement of the Church Sonata is a real boogie with a swing that sets one wondering what sort of music Heiniö would write for big band. Turun Sanomat 2006 Maestoso, Variations on a Theme by Erik XIV (2008) 3333/4331/13/1, strings Duration: 8 Dall ombra all ombra (1992) Seven Variations, Theme and Coda for Orchestra and Synthesizer 2222/4330/13/0, synthesizer, strings Duration: 13 Commissioned by the Turku Conservatory Fp: Turku Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, cond. Janne Haapanen, Turku, November 28, 1992 Trias (1995) de O quam mundum (Piae Cantiones 1582: LXXI) 2222/4631/13/0, strings Duration: 10 Mikko Heiniö 9

12 Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra Khora (Piano Concerto No. 7) (2001) Dance Images for Piano and Five Percussionists solo piano+percussion group (5 players) Introduction (Johdanto) [in the scene version only] 1. Khora I 2. The Mirror (Peili) 3. Oidipus 4. Eros & Thanatos 5. Khora II Duration: 45 (concert version 35 ) Commissioned by the Dance Theatre ERI with support of the Madetoja Foundation Fp: Juhani Laukola, piano, Kroustikon Percussion Ensemble, cond. Risto Pulkkinen, Dance Theatre ERI with choreography by Tiina Lindfors, Turku, November 8, 2001 Happy combination of rhythm and sound A magnificent, innovative and sonorous piece for small ensemble. The fact that Heiniö scored it almost exclusively for percussion well supports the message and gives it a touch of originality. Åbo underrättelser 2001 A thundering text that beautifully balances the choreography. The timpani and other percussion nuances combined with the clear voice of the piano are sublime. Hufvudstadsbladet 2001 Tiina Lindfors and Alexander Zilbermann as Eros and Thanatos in Heiniö s Khora 10 Mikko Heiniö

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16 Neljä yölaulua / Four Night Songs (1972) baritone or contralto and orchestra: 2222/4230/11/0, celesta, piano, strings (also available as a version for voice and piano) Text: Mikko Heiniö (in Finnish) Duration: 10 Fp: Olavi Hautsalo, baritone, Pentti Koskimies, piano, Helsinki, May 10, 1973 manuscript Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra (1978) solo horn+2222/0230/12/0, piano, strings Duration: 26 Fp: Esa-Pekka Salonen, horn, Pori City Orchestra, cond. Atso Almila, Pori, March 5, 1980 manuscript Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 (1981) solo piano+2222/4330/13/0, celesta, strings Duration: 28 Fp: Liisa Pohjola, piano, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Atso Almila, Tampere, February 23, 1984 Genom kvällen (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4) (1986) See: Choral Works Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 (1989) solo piano+2222/4330/12/0, strings Duration: 25 Commissioned by the Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras Fp: Ralf Gothóni, piano, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Pertti Pekkanen, Turku, April 5, 1990 Hermes (Piano Concerto No. 6) (1994) Dance Pictures for Piano, Soprano and Strings Duration: Commissioned by the Dance Theatre ERI and Turku Music Festival Fp: Juhani Lagerspetz, piano, Camilla Nylund, soprano, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond. Juha Kangas, Dance Theatre ERI with choreography by Tiina Lindfors, Turku Music Festival, August 11, 1995 Vuelo de alambre (Barbed-wire Flight) (1983) soprano and orchestra: 3333/4331/13/1, celesta and piano (1 player), strings Texts: anonymous Chilean prisoners (in Spanish) 1. Prelude 2. Tengo (I Have) 3. Electra 4. Fué anoche (It Happened Last Night) 5. Tres Alamos 6. Postlude Duration: 28 Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fp: Eija Orpana-Martin, soprano, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jorma Panula, Helsinki, April 3, 1985 Fué anoche Fué anoche allá en el sur, entre la última primavera acumulada, que llegaron tus manos como un suave golpe de aqua. No hablaste, estabas ahí. El sol, mientras tanto, proponía a los árboles su estatura de sombras. Y en el silenzio de la luz y de los patios, trotaban mis hijos con pasitos de esquina y mariposa. Y entre tu sombra y la mía volantines transitorios levantaron hacia el norte su vuelo de alambre. En la tarde, organizada en la distancia la intranquilidad de los espacios, mi retorno, como la lluvia, como tus manos. It is high time My pal Guy Rickards astutely described Vuelo de Alambre and Possible Worlds as like serial Villa- Lobos ; Hermes is pulsing with energetic life; and now an opera, The Knight and the Dragon, which is a phenomenal achievement. It s high time we started paying a lot more attention to Heiniö. Toccata Press 2001 (Martin Anderson) It Happened Last Night It happened last night, down there in the south, when spring was at its height, our hands came, like a gentle shower of water. You did not speak, You just were there. The sun, meanwhile, offered the trees its shade, the whole way down. And in the silence of the light and the courtyards, ran my children with steps as light as a butterfly. And between your shadow and mine the passing kites rose towards the north on their barbed-wire flight. In the afternoon, at an organized distance the restlessness of space, my return, like rain, like our hands. Chacabuco, February 7, Mikko Heiniö

17 Symphony No. 2 Songs of Night and Love ( Yön ja rakkauden lauluja ) (1997) baritone and orchestra: 3333/4331/13/1, celesta and piano (1 player), strings Text: Lassi Nummi (in Finnish) 1. Haluan sinua, haluan sinut (I Want You, All of You) 2. Meren hiljaisuus (Silence of the Sea) 3. Sydänyöllä (At Dead of Night) 4. Juhla, unen aalto (Celebration, a Wave of Sleep) Duration: 37 Commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Fp: Tommi Hakala, baritone, Turku PO, cond. Ilpo Mansnerus, Turku, May 14, 1998 Sensual music Heiniö s Tristan The second symphony is Mikko Heiniö s Tristan, so much Wagnerian semidarkness and mood does it contain. Heiniö has written sensual music, a long orchestral ballad Hufvudstadsbladet 2001 Envelope (2002) for Haydn s Trumpet Concerto in Eb solo trumpet+3333/4331/13/1, piano, strings Duration: pre Haydn 12 30, post Haydn 7 30 (the work is played without breaks before and after the Haydn Concerto; it includes also a cadenza and two sections linking the separate concerto movements together) Commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Fp: Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpet, Turku PO, cond. Rudolf Werthen, Turku, September 19, 2002 Rhythmic riot from Heiniö The wildest torrent of sound was unleashed in Mikko Heiniö s Envelope. In this riot of postmodern timbres, tumult and rhythm the composer has enveloped the Trumpet Concerto by Joseph Haydn. Helsingin Sanomat 2008 Alla madre (2007) solo violin+3333/4331/13, harp, strings 1. Arrivo (Allegretto pesante Agitato) 2. Aura (Andante Allegro) 3. Carezza (Cadenza Cantabile) Duration: 30 Commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Fp: Kurt Nikkanen, violin, Turku PO, cond. Petri Sakari, Turku, May 15, 2008 A fantasy journey An instrumental adventure and a fantasy journey. It is obviously challenging and fun to do for soloist and orchestra alike and keeps the audience s interest awake every moment. Helsingin Sanomat 2008 Moon Concerto / Månkonsert (Piano Concerto No. 8) ( ) Reflections and Variations on Themes by John Dowland and Hugo Ingelius mezzo-soprano, piano and orchestra: 3333/4331/13/1, celesta, strings Text: Edith Södergran, Carl Snoilsky (in Swedish) 1. Nocturne 2. Rosso 3. Finale Duration: 38 Commissioned by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Fp: Heini Kärkkäinen, piano, Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano, Finnish RSO, Helsinki, September 23, 2009 Syyskesän laulu / Late Summer Song (2008) bass and chamber orchestra: 2222/2200/1, strings (also available a version for bass and piano) Text: Lassi Nummi (in Finnish) Duration: Suuri valo (The Great Light) 2. Kun saavumme tähän hetkeen (When We Reach this Moment) 3. Tämä outo seutu (This Strange Region) 4. Virran partaalla (By the Stream) 5. Välimeri (The Mediterranean) 6. Taivaalla kuu (The Moon in the Sky) 7. Syyskesä (Late Summer) Commissioned by the Turku and Kaarina Parish Union Mikko Heiniö 15

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20 CHAMBER WORKS Suite for Flute and Two Guitars (1974) Duration: 15 Fp: Ilari Lehtinen, flute, Rolf Holmberg and Pekka Vesanen, guitars, Helsinki, May 10, 1974 manuscript Minimba 1 (1982) Canon for 4 (or 3) Guitars Duration: 7 30 Fp: Pekka Vesanen, Kari Äikäs, Juan Antonio Muro, Ilmari Hytönen, guitars, Espoo, May 3, 1984 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival Fp: New Helsinki Quartet (Jan Söderblom, I violin, Petri Aarnio, II violin, Ilari Angervo, viola, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello), Heini Kärkkäinen, piano, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, July 20, 1994 Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Harpsichord (1976) Duration: 15 Fp: Aale Lindgren, oboe, Matti Tossavainen, bassoon, Kari Jussila, harpsichord, Helsinki, July 29, 1976 Akasa (1977) 6 trombones Duration: 11 Fp: Trombone course of the Jyväskylä Arts Festival, cond. Mikko Heiniö, Jyväskylä, July 7, 1977 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Four Finnish Folktunes / Neljä kansansävelmää (1977) (arr.) 4 trombones Duration: 6 30 Notturno di fiordo (1978) flute/piccolo and harp Duration: 17 Commissioned by NOMUS Fbp: Ilari Lehtinen, flute, Marjatta Haahti, harp, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1979 Publisher: Society of Finnish Composers Brass Mass (1979) 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba (ad lib.) Duration: 16 Fp: Finnish Brass Ensemble, cond. Mikko Heiniö, Helsinki, April 15, 1980 Duo for Violin and Piano / Duo per violino e pianoforte (1979) Duration: Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fbp: Erkki Palola, violin, Risto Kyrö, piano, Finnish Broadcasting Company, May 5, 1980 Champignons à l herméneutique (1979) Divertimento for Flute and Guitar Duration: Fp: Liisa Ruoho, flute, Pekka Vesanen, guitar, Helsinki, December 16, 1980 Publisher: Jasemusiikki...in spe (1984) Diaphony for Saxophone and Marimba/ Vibraphone Duration: 7 30 Fbp: Pekka Savijoki, saxophone, Tim Ferchen, marimba/vibraphone, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1985 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Piano Trio (1988) Duration: 13 Commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival Fp: Fontenay Trio (Wolf Harden, piano, Michael Mucke, violin, Niklas Schmidt, cello), Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, July 19, 1989 In G (1988) cello and piano Duration: 7 Commissioned by the Musical Society of Turku for the Turku Cello Competition 1990 Fp: Participants in the Turku Cello Competition (2nd round), January 16 17, 1990 Aurora (1989) Fanfare for Brass 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba Duration: 1 Fp: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Jacques Mercier, Turku, May 9, nd prize in the competition of the 350th Anniversary of the University of Helsinki manuscript Wintertime (1990) Seven Fragments for Vibraphone/ Marimba and Harp Duration: 9 Fp: Risto Pulkkinen, vibraphone/ marimba, Mikko Leistola, harp, Stockholm, November 8, 1991 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Piano Quintet (1993) 2 violins, viola, cello, piano Text: Lewis Carroll (in English) Duration: 15 ReLay (1998) violin and cello Duration: 13 Commissioned by the Turku Music Festival Fp: Per Enoksson, violin, Martti Rousi, cello, Turku, August 7, (1998) 50 Measures and Coda for Seppo Kimanen for his 50th Anniversary Day clarinet, cello and piano Duration: 1 40 Fp: Kari Kriikku, clarinet, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello, Juhani Lagerspetz, piano, Helsinki, February 7, 1999 manuscript Espresso (1999) violin, cello and piano Duration: 3 Commissioned by the Juvenalia Chamber Music Competition Fp: Juvenalia Chamber Music Competition, February 2001 Publisher: Modus Music Treno della notte (2000) clarinet, cello and piano Duration: 18 Commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival Fp: Tuulia Ylönen, clarinet, Marko Ylönen, cello, Heini Kärkkäinen, piano, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, July 29, 2001 Tremendous drive Treno della notte is a simply splendid work. It has tremendous drive from beginning to end. The syncopated beat with traces of jazz and Klezmer sets feet tapping. Helsingin Sanomat 2001 Café au lait (2006) flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano 1. Le matin Timporata 2. Mami Wata 3. Tipinti et Abalacodje La nuit Duration: 16 Commissioned by the Turku Music Festival 18 Mikko Heiniö

21 Fp: Anne Eirola, flute, Karin Dornbusch, clarinet, Cecilia Zilliacus, violin, Erkki Lahesmaa, cello, Henri Sigfridsson, piano, Turku, August 19, 2006 A living Ravel Café au lait was fragrant and throbbing with snappy rhythms and timbres in a way that Ravel, had he been alive today, could, without any problem, have embraced Hufvudstadsbladet 2006 Canzona (2006) per trio d archi violin, viola and cello 1. Il grembo del vento estivo (Dolce arioso) 2. Il mattino fiero dell autunno (Deciso) 3. Lo splendore immobile dell inverno (Maestoso e luminoso) 4. Il blu e il verde della primavera (Animato) Duration: ca. 13 Commissioned by the Nauvo Music Festival Fp: Tuomas Rousi, violin, Jussi Aalto, viola, Roi Ruottinen, cello, Nauvo, July 5, 2007 Piano Quartet The Voice of the Tree ( Puun ääni ) (2006) violin, viola, cello and piano 1. Questione (Andante recitativo e pesante Doppio movimento) 2. Scherzo (Sciolto) 3. Interno (Allegretto tranquillo) Duration: Commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival Fp: Philippe Graffin, violin, Eriikka Nylund, viola, Marko Ylönen, cello, Heini Kärkkäinen, piano, Kuhmo, July 19, 2007 Inspiring bull s-eye The Voice of the Tree proved to be an inspiring bull s-eye. Playfulness and absurdity, and having a merry fling belong to the image of Heiniö the composer. Helsingin Sanomat 2008 WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT Lindgreniana (1975) oboe Duration: 10 Fp: Aale Lindgren, Helsinki, March 10, 1980 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Suite for Bassoon (1976) Duration: 10 Fbp: Matti Tossavainen, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1977 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Three Repetitive Dreams / Kolme repetitiivistä unta (1982) piano Duration: 9 Fp: Matti Raekallio, Jyväskylä, July 4, 1983 Publisher: Modus Music Deductions I (1979) piano Duration: 17 Fp: Annikka Konttori, Helsinki, November 23, 1979 Heiniö picks up where Debussy and Ravel left off It is roundly astonishing how Mikko Heiniö a serialist twenty years ago can now write music which picks up where Debussy and Ravel left off if you like Jeux d Eaux, you ll be at home with his piano suite Deductions, which is a major addition to the repertoire. Finnish Music Quarterly 2007 Into Sleep / Uneen (1986) piano Duration: 2 Commissioned by Jasemusiikki Fbp: Annikka Konttori, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1988 Publisher: Jasemusiikki Ritornelli (1991) piano Duration: 8 Fp: Liisa Pohjola, Helsinki, April 28, 1992 The High Sky / Den höga himlen (2007) organ Duration: 9 30 Commissioned by Ville Urponen with the support of Madetoja Foundation Fp: Ville Urponen, Turku, October 25, 2008 A recital of chamber music by Heiniö was held in Beijing in 2008 Mikko Heiniö 19

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24 CHORAL WORKS Drei finnische Volkslieder / Kolme kansanlaulua (1977) double mixed choir Text in Finnish and in German, translation by the composer 1. Tirlil 2. Sommernacht / Kesäyönä 3. Der Spielmann / Pelimanni Duration: 8 Fp: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, cond. Harald Andersén, Rovaniemi, 1977 Kinerva (1978) tenor and male choir Text: Finnish folk poetry (in Finnish) Duration: 7 Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fp: Helsinki University Chorus (YL), cond. Matti Hyökki, Helsinki, May 14, 1980 manuscript Landet som icke är (The Land That Is Not) (1980) children s or female choir and piano Text: Edith Södergran (in Swedish, with a Finnish translation by the composer) Duration: 19 Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fp: Finnish Radio Children s Choir, Pertti Eerola, piano, cond. Heinz Hofmann, Helsinki, May 12, 1981 Mannerkantaatti (Continent Cantata) (1985) soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra 2222/4331/12/0, piano, strings Text: Lassi Nummi (in Finnish) Duration: 60 Fp: Satu Vihavainen, soprano, Pertti Lehtinen, baritone, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Pertti Pekkanen, Helsinki Festival, August 21, 1992 manuscript I den ljusa natten (In the Light Night) (1985) male choir Text: Bo Carpelan (in Swedish) Duration: 8 Fp: Akademiska Sångföreningen, cond. Tom Eklundh, Helsinki, March 7, 1988 Genom kvällen (Through the Evening) (1986) (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4) piano, mixed choir and string orchestra Text: Bo Carpelan (in Swedish) Duration: 26 Commissioned by the City of Espoo Fp: Liisa Pohjola, piano, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Tapiola Sinfonietta, cond. Juhani Lamminmäki, Espoo, May 21, 1989 Minimba 2 (1988) male choir Duration: 5 Commissioned by Muntra Musikanter Fp: Muntra Musikanter, cond. Markus Westerlund, Helsinki, March 26, 1993 manuscript Wind Pictures (Tuulenkuvia) (1991) 2222/4331/03/1, synthesizer, strings, mixed choir Texts: L. F. Kämtz, Bible (Psalm 103), Eduard Mörike, Francesco Petrarca (in German, Latin and Italian) Duration: 35 Commissioned by the Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis Fp: Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Jacques Mercier, Turku, November 26, 1992 Luceat (1992) mixed choir Text: Fragments from Requiem text (in Latin) Duration: 10 Commissioned by the Jubilate Choir Fp: Jubilate Choir, cond. Astrid Riska, Helsinki, December 6, 1992 Skålbordun (1993) male choir Text: Folk songs (in Swedish) Duration: 5 Commissioned by the Helsinki University Chorus (YL) Fp: Helsinki University Chorus, cond. Matti Hyökki, Mikkeli, March 18, 1994 Non-Stop (1995) mixed choir Duration: Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Fp: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, cond. Heikki Liimola, Helsinki, October 13, 1995 Juhlamarssi hiljaisille miehille (Festive March for Quiet Men) (1996) male choir Duration: 5 Fp: Polytech Choir, cond. Tapani Länsiö, Turku, May 10, 1997 Pikavuaro Turkku (Turku Express) (2002) mixed choir Text: Heli Laaksonen (in Finnish) 1. Aurink kunnas 2. Stari 3. Kaukka kaunis 4. Kiittämättömi 5. Lehm ja koiv Duration: Commissioned by the Turku University Student Choir (TYY), dedicated to the memory of Jaakko Fredman Fp: TYY, cond. Tapani Saarinen, Turku, May 10, 2002 Tomumieli (Mind of Dust) (2003) male choir and two djembe drums Text: Lassi Nummi (in Finnish) Duration: 6 30 Commissioned by the Helsinki University Chorus Fp: Helsinki University Chorus, cond. Matti Hyökki, Helsinki, April 5, 2003 Splendid setting The programme concludes with one of the strongest items: Mind of Dust, Mikko Heiniö s splendid setting of Lasse Nummi s evocation of the terracotta warriors at Xian for male choir and two West African Drums. Nordic Sounds 2005 The Bishop s Spring Dream (2005) five male voices (5 or 15 singers) Text: Juha Siltanen (in English) Duration: 6 30 Commissioned by Talla for the Northlights Project with the support of the Madetoja Foundation Fp: Lamentabile Consort, Quattro stagioni and Talla, Tampere Vocal Music Festival, Tampere, June 9, Mikko Heiniö

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26 Vocal Works Neljä yölaulua (Four Night Songs) (1972) baritone or contralto and piano (also available as a version for orchestra) Text: Mikko Heiniö (in Finnish) Duration: 10 Fp: Olavi Hautsalo, baritone, Pentti Koskimies, piano, Helsinki, May 10, 1973 manuscript Tre böner (Three Prayers) (1976) baritone and piano Text: Elmer Diktonius (in Swedish) Duration: 9 Fbp: Olavi Hautsalo, baritone, Mikko Heiniö, piano, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1978 manuscript Halllieder (1977) soprano and piano Text: Constanze Hall (in German) Duration: 10 Fp: Anette Hall, soprano, Mikko Heiniö, piano, West Berlin, May 21, 1977 manuscript The Shadow of the Future / Framtidens skugga (1980) soprano, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba Text: Edith Södergran (in Swedish, with an English translation by Jeremy Parsons) Duration: 22 Fp: Rita Bergman, soprano, Finnish Brass Ensemble, cond. Mikko Heiniö, Helsinki, March 14, 1981 La (1985) Quintet for Piano and Four Voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano/contralto, tenor, baritone) Duration: 10 Commissioned by the Association of Finnish Soloists Fp: Gustav Djupsjöbacka, piano, Merja Wirkkala, soprano, Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, mezzo-soprano, Risto Saarman, tenor, Sauli Tiilikainen, baritone, Helsinki, March 9, 1986 Three Morning Songs (2003) baritone and piano Text: Juha Siltanen (in English) Sextet (2000) baritone, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano Texts: fragments from Ultime lettere by Ugo Foscolo (in Italian); letters by John Keats (in English) and Franz Kafka (in German) 1. Ritornello I (attacca) 2. Aria I 3. Ritornello II 4. Scherzo (attacca) 5. Ritornello III (attacca subito) 6. Aria II 7. Ritornello IV Duration: 18 Commissioned by Tommi Hakala Fp: Tommi Hakala, baritone, Focus Ensemble (Esa-Veli Riuttamäki, flute, Mikko Kauppinen, clarinet, Liisi Nuora, violin, Juha Malmivaara, cello, Katariina Liimatainen, piano), Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, July 8, 2000 Modern music that sings The most impressive piece on the disc is Mikko Heiniö s Sextet. Heiniö has done a fine job solving the problem of writing modern music that sings. Helsingin Sanomat The End 2. Aubade 3. Jazz Duration: 13 Commissioned by Tommi Hakala with support of the Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music LUSES Professori Huldénin aika-aaria (Professor Huldén s Aria) (2006) from the opera Käärmeen hetki voice and piano Text: Juha Siltanen (in Finnish) Syyskesän laulu (Late Summer Song) (2008) bass and piano (also available a version for chamber orchestra) Text: Lassi Nummi (in Finnish) Duration: Suuri valo (The Great Light) 2. Kun saavumme tähän hetkeen (When We Reach this Moment) 3. Tämä outo seutu (This Strange Region) 4. Virran partaalla (By the Stream) 5. Välimeri (The Mediterranean) 6. Taivaalla kuu (The Moon in the Sky) 7. Syyskesä (Late Summer) Commissioned by the Turku and Kaarina Parish Union Publisher: Fennica Gehrman unless otherwise mentioned Fp: First performance Fbp: First broadcast performance 24 Mikko Heiniö

27 Discography Genom kvällen Finlandia (FACD 378) (1989) Liisa Pohjola, piano, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Espoo Chamber Orchestra, cond. Juhani Lamminmäki Vuelo de alambre, Possible Worlds A Symphony Finlandia (FACD 408) (1991) Karita Mattila, soprano, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Jacques Mercier Suite for flute and two guitars Nikolauscommunity NCD 2 (1991) Rainer Risberg, flute, Jorma Salmela, Hannu Siiskonen, guitars Kolme kansanlaulua (Drei Finnische Volkslieder) Ondine ODE (1992) Tapiola Chamber Choir, cond. Eric-Olof Söderström Minimba 1 Finngospel FGCD 1074 (1993) Jam Quartet (Matts Kulvik, Paul Pajarinen, Juho-Pekka Putkonen, Kari Rantanen, guitars) Ritornelli Sibelius Academy SACD-4 (1994) Liisa Pohjola, piano Duo for Violin and Piano MILS 9439 (1994) Sakari Tepponen, violin, Liisa Pohjola, piano Tuulenkuvia (Wind Pictures) Finlandia (FACD ) (1994) Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, cond. Jacques Mercier Vuelo de alambre Finlandia (1995) Karita Mattila, soprano, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Jacques Mercier Piano Quintet Ondine ODE (1995) Avanti! Quartet (John Storgårds, violin, Anna Hohti, II violin, Tuula Riisalo, viola, Lea Pekkala, cello), Jaana Kärkkäinen, piano Skålbordun Finlandia (1995) Helsinki University Chorus (YL), cond. Matti Hyökki Hermes, In G Ondine ODE (1996) Juhani Lagerspetz, piano, Camilla Nylund, soprano, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond. Juha Kangas, Tuija Rantamäki, cello Piano Trio Fifty Fifty Records FFCD-1014 (1996) Simo Vuoristo, violin, Jukka Perksalo, cello, Jukka Juvonen, piano Lindgreniana Suomen oboe- ja fagottiseura FUGA 9102 (1998) Tommi Mentu, oboe Vuelo de alambre, Possible Worlds A Symphony, Wind Pictures, Genom kvällen, Skålbordun Finlandia (2 CD; 1999) Meet the Composer various performers (previously released material) Juhlamarssi hiljaisille miehille (Festive March for Quiet Men) Polyteknikkojen Kuoro PKCD16 (1999) Matkalla / Male Voice Voyage Polytech Choir, cond. Tapani Länsiö Piano Trio Tritonus TRICD-001 (2000) Poike Jukka Juvonen, piano, Simo Vuoristo, violin, Jukka Perksalo, cello Landet som icke är LYRANCD-2 (2001) Lust Akademiska Damkören Lyran, cond. Kari Turunen The Knight and the Dragon (Riddaren och draken) BIS-CD-1246 (2001) Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Opera Chorus and soloists, cond. Ulf Söderblom Sextet JaseCD0040 (2003) Tommi Hakala, baritone, Focus Ensemble (Katariina Liimatainen, piano, Liisi Nuora-Kapanen, violin, Juha Malmivaara, cello, Mikko Raasakka, clarinet, Esa-Veli Riuttamäki, flute) Tomumieli (Mind of Dust) Ondine ODE (2004) Helsinki University Chorus (YL), cond. Matti Hyökki Pikavuaro Turkku (Turku Express) TYYK 004 (2004) Turku University Student Choir (TYY), cond. Tapani Saarinen Minimba I Fuga 9194 (2004) Kari Äikäs, Ilmari Hytönen, Juan Antonio Muro, Pekka Vesanen, guitars Deductions JaseCD 0045 (2007) PianoHorizons Tuomas Mali, piano Symphony No. 2 Songs of Night and Love, Alla madre Sony BMG (2009) Tommi Hakala, baritone, Kurt Nikkanen, violin, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Petri Sakari Mikko Heiniö 25

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30 CD sampler 1. Possible Worlds 3:36 3 rd movement Placidamente Appassionato (excerpt) Turku PO / Jacques Mercier Finlandia CD Vuelo de alambre (Barbed-wire Flight) 5:53 4 th movement Fué anoche (It Happened Last Night) Turku PO / Jacques Mercier, sol. Karita Mattila Finlandia CD Symphony No. 2 Songs of Night and Love 6:25 2nd movement Meren hiljaisuus (The Silence of the Night) (excerpt) Finnish RSO/Hannu Lintu, sol. Tommi Hakala Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) 4. Wind Pictures 7:06 4th movement Tuuli Maria Turku PO/Jacques Mercier, Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis /Juha Kuivanen Finlandia CD Riddaren och draken (The Knight and the Dragon) 12:55 Act 1, scenes 4&5 Turku PO / Ulf Söderblom, Turku Opera Chorus and soloists BIS-CD On the Rocks 3:35 (excerpt) Finnish RSO / Sakari Oramo YLE 8. Khora, Piano Concerto No. 7 4:31 5th movement Khora II (excerpt) Kroustikon Percussion Ensemble / Risto Pulkkinen, sol. Jussi Laukola 9. Hermes, Piano Concerto No. 6 3:45 8th movement Finale (excerpt) Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / Juha Kangas, sol. Juhani Lagerspetz, Camilla Nylund Ondine ODE Sextet 3:13 4 th movement Scherzo Focus Ensemble, sol. Tommi Hakala JaseCD Piano Quintet 5:50 (excerpt) Avanti! Quartet & Jaana Kärkkäinen Ondine ODE Piano Quartet The Voice of the Tree (Puun ääni) 3:09 3 rd movement Interno (excerpt) Philippe Graffin (vl), Eriikka Nylund (vla), Marko Ylönen (vc), Heini Kärkkäinen (pf) YLE 13. Non Stop 3:13 (excerpt) Radio Chamber Choir / Heikki Liimola YLE 14. Pikavuaro Turkku (Turku Express) 2:21 4th movement Kiittämättömi Turku University Student Choir (TYY) / Tapani Saarinen TYYK Mikko Heiniö

31 Editor: Henna Salmela Design: Pirkko Huttunen CV text and work list: Fimic Photos: Society of Finnish Composers / Annu Mikkonen (cover photo), Finnish National Opera / Stefan Bremer, Fimic / Maarit Kytöharju, Robert Seger, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Seilo Ristimäki, ERI Dance Theatre / Jari Laurikko Copyright 2009 Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab ISMN ISBN Unless otherwise mentioned, all works are published by Fennica Gehrman PO Box 158, FI Helsinki, Finland Tel , Fax info@fennicagehrman.fi

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